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Installment fees may still be considered premium for tax purposes despite recent California appellate decision

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2013

A recent California appellate decision (In Re Insurance Installment Fee Cases, 211 Cal. App. 4th 1395) held that an installment fee - i.e, a fee

HP Inkjet Printer Litigation: fee award fails to comply with provisions of the Class Action Fairness Act

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2013

In In re: HP Inkjet Printer Litigation, 2013 DJDAR 6149 (2013) the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the approval of an attorney's fee award

Court interprets settlement agreement to allow for fee recovery

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 28 2013

In Khavarian Enterprises Inc. v. Commline Inc.,2013 DJDAR 6107 (2013) the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District overruled the

Five-day extension for mailing applies to deadline to file timely cost bill

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 22 2013

In Nevis Homes LLC v. CW Roofing Inc., 2013 DJDAR 6187(2013) the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided a procedural

Judicial notice doctrine bolstered by Court of Appeal decision

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

A recent California decision should make it easier for insurers to attack allegations at the pleading stage in state court actions. In Scott v. JP

Last minute amendment by counsel to augment fee claim rejected by court

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2013

In Duchrow v. Forrest, 2013 DJAR 5534 (2013) the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided a unique fee claim arising in a

Sanctions are issued where court determines that special motion to strike was filed for improper purpose

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 14 2013

In Kleveland v. Siegel & Wolensky LLP, 2013 DAR 4961(2013) the California Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District affirmed the denial of a

California Supreme Court hears argument on whether Insurance Code limits UCL lawsuits against insurers

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 10 2013

On May 8, 2013, the California Supreme Court convened to hear oral argument in Zhang v. Superior Court. The case presents the issue of whether

Recent regulatory rulings may provide leverage for insurers

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 9 2013

As recently reported in this blog post, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Alarcon invalidated the California Department of Insurance's

Attorney fees not available in mixed motive retaliation claims under Title VII, Seventh Circuit rules

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2013

Under Title VII, in "mixed motive" discrimination cases (i.e., discrimination motivated in part, but not entirely, by an impermissible factor), an